adorned

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a•dorn /əˈdɔrn/   v. [~ + object]

1. to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
   Garlands of flowers adorned their hair.
2. to make more glamorous:
   Celebrities adorned the play's audience.

a•dorn•ment, n. [countable* uncountable]

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a•dorn  (ə dôrn′), v.t. 

1. to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
   garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
2. to make more pleasing, attractive, impressive, etc.;
   enhance:
   Piety adorned Abigail's character.

• Latin
• Middle French
• Latin adōrnāre, equivalent. to ad- ad- + ōrnāre to dress (see ornate); replacing late Middle English aourne
• Middle English adornen 1325–75

a•dorn′er, n. 
a•dorn′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. beautify; deck, bedeck; bedizen, array.

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adorn / əˈdɔːn/ verb (transitive)

1. to decorate
2. to increase the beauty, distinction, etc, of

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin adōrnāre, from ōrnāre to furnish, prepare

aˈdornment noun